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Christmas Wish Comes true Mark Brett

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A young Naramata family now believe Christmas wishes do come true. Monday night, Rob and Christina Palmer’s eight-month-old daughter Charlotte came home from the hospital for the first time since her premature birth last May. Christina and Charlotte flew into Kelowna International Airport from Vancouver and were met by Rob, who had been anxiously waiting the plane’s arrival. “It’s exciting and nerve-racking all at once, it’s awesome, words really can’t describe it right now,” said Rob prior to going to the airport. However, not quite everything went according to plan. “We only had six hours officially at home and Charlotte had another one of these episodes where she aspirates so we had to call the ambulance,” said Rob the following day. “We got discharged about 11 (a.m. Tuesday), she had sort of settled down and they thought we should head home and retry things and get her on her feet and she seems to be doing good.” “She’s not quite as smiley as her normal self but I think but I think it takes a lot out of her whenever she has one of these episodes,” added Christina: Christina gave birth to her daughter at 29 weeks at Penticton Regional Hospital. She weighed just over two pounds. Charlotte was in severe distress at the time and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) resuscitation paediatrician from BC Children’s Hospital with members of the infant transport team flew to Penticton and at less than 12 hours old, Charlotte was at the Vancouver hospital. Christina stayed in Vancouver to be with her daughter and Ronald McDonald House has been her home since then with scattered visits from Rob and their two-year-old son Rylan whenever possible. Rylan actually did not go to Kelowna with his dad to pick up mother and daughter, instead staying with his grandparents, Rob’s parents, who live nearby in Naramata. “We kept it a surprise from Rylan because we didn’t want to make it a disappointment if something happened and we couldn’t make it home,” said Rob. “When he saw her, there were some pretty big hugs he gave her right away.” “He pretty much leaped into my arms and wouldn’t let go,” said Christina. “It was a

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huge rush of emotions yesterday being able to come home it’s been so long. Exhausted? That’s a bit of an understatement.” While the couple still have to get up in the night to tend to their daughter’s needs, they are just happy to be home as a family. Both agreed Christmas this year will definitely be “low key.” If all goes well, Charlotte will not have to return to Vancouver until the early part of January for a week of tests. One of the most important things to the Palmers during the first eight months of Charlotte’s life has been the outpouring of support from friends, family and people they don’t know. One of those they are most grateful to is Judy Burton, Rob’s co-worker at the Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen. After much convincing, Rob relented and let her begin a $10,000 GoFundMe campaign (www.gofundme.com/fffaurvg) which in just six days raised over $6,000. The money will be used to help defray some of the travel, accommodation and other related costs. “I don’t think we can ever thank people enough,” said Christina. “There are lots of people we would like to thank personally but they put themselves down as anonymous. But really a huge thank you to everybody and whatever we can do to pay it forward when we’re through this little journey then we’ll gladly do that.” Rob agreed: “Overwhelming is all we can say. This is sort of like a real Christmas story and it just shows what people are truly made of.” Christina summed it up: “I think all us just being together is just the best Christmas gift we could ever have.”

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Owners left in the lurch by trashy tenants Dale Boyd Western News Staff

Former tenants of a Penticton townhouse left a mess, thousands of dollars in repairs behind and the property owners holding the bill. Danica Elsworth, property manager for Singla Brothers Holdings, estimates there will be about $15,000 in repairs for the Penticton Avenue townhouse in Cascade Gardens before it can be rented again. The stairway railing was detached from the wall, doors were pulled off hinges, furniture was strewn about including dressers and a TV that was left face down on the floor of a bedroom. A closet was left full of random items and full trash bags, a gaping hole in the living room wall, drug paraphernalia on counters and an aquarium, thankfully devoid of fish but full of water, was left after the tenants vacated, having been served an eviction notice earlier in December. Elsworth said there had been multiple strata complaints against the former tenants for noise and vulgarity. The tenants were served a 10-day eviction notice which would have taken effect on Dec. 12, but the tenants promised to pay on Dec. 17. Elsworth then got a call

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saying the keys were in the door and the tenants were gone. The tenants were a man, a woman and two children. Elsworth said they were constantly late on rent, having rent-

ed the suite for about a year. “You try and help them out as best as you can. They’ve got kids, they need a place to stay, sometimes they are on disability, they

don’t have a large income, they get someone else to move in with them,” Elsworth said. “It’s an ongoing problem with rentals. This is what happens and it’s sad.”

“We try to screen (tenants) as best we can. Especially when there is a family involved. We don’t want to evict them at Christmas time. We gave them the benefit of the doubt and let them stay,” Elsworth said. Options are limited for the property owners if they want to recoup the losses. “We can go after them, if we can find them, but if we win the case, if they have no income, how are they going to pay?” Elsworth said. “No recourse. We lose.” The next step is to bring in a crew, rip out carpets, fill in holes in the walls and re-tile the bathroom. “They even had a hot tub in there, in the basement, if you can believe that,” Elsworth said. It’s the second time in three months the owners have had to deal with a situation like this. “We did one in our Maple Street complex two months ago. There was like a foot of stuff left in. All through it. Damage, dirt, just unkempt,” Elsworth said. “It is an ongoing problem. They don’t pay their rent, they trash the place and they leave.” It is a situation that leaves the owners with more questions than answers. “How do people live like this?” Elsworth said.

Final tax increase decision will come in the new year Steve Kidd Western News Staff

Penticton residents will have to wait a until January to find out how big a tax increase they are facing in 2016. City council wrapped up their budget deliberations Monday with the hike hovering between 4.7 and 5.8 per cent. The final amount will depend on possible revenue increases suggested by staff, which could see hikes to building permits, business licenses, parking and recreation fees. Mayor Andrew Jakubeit said he thought the suggested increases should be examined by council before a final decision was made. That will happen at the first regular council meeting of 2016, on Jan. 11, when city staff will make a presentation on the suggest increases. “Hopefully get it to the five per cent range. I am not sure we will agree to the full $265,000 that staff identified as potential revenue sources,” said Jakubeit, who felt the increases were a good suggestion. “We always focus on cutting and never

somewhere between $65 and $80 is what the average homeowner is going to be looking at ... — Mayor Andrew Jakubeit

where we can grow revenue,” he said. City council spent their day Monday trying to find more cuts to the city’s operating budget and evaluating grant requests. Cuts proved hard to find, like a suggestion that money could be saved by reducing the number of flower baskets that line city streets in the summer, or downgrading services to Three Mile Beach, which met with strong resistance from Coun. Judy Sentes. “I don’t have any appetite for any of the suggestions you have brought forward,“ said Sentes. “For the general appearance of my

community, I do not see this as cost savings.” “I think we exhausted most of our cuts. No one really wanted to revisit or circle anything back on the cuts we made before,” said Jakubeit. At the end of the day, council reduced the operating budget deficit to about $1.25 million if the suggested revenues increases were approved, or $1.51 million if they weren’t. For an average home with a value of $325,000, it equates to 81 dollars for the year if the increase is set at 5.8 per cent, and $67 per year if it is at 4.78. “Somewhere between $65 and $80 is what the average homeowner is going to be looking at and we will try to finalize that at the first meeting in January,” said Jakubeit. During the discussion he said he wanted to be sure there weren’t any rocks council didn’t turn over. “Looking forward I think it is prudent that we recognize there has to be an increase,” said Sentes, who reiterated city manager Eric Sorenson’s assertion that Penticton would need two years of large tax increases to deal with a $2.7 million structural deficit. “We are just cleaning up the state of affairs

that was left behind,” said Coun. Tarik Sayeed, who was participating by teleconference. Sayeed blamed past councils, and particularly former mayor, now MLA, Dan Ashton, for not increasing taxes incrementally in relation to inflation. He refereed to that as “Finance 101” and suggested that the lack of increases in the tax rate from 2011 to 2013 was instead “Politics 101.” Sayeed’s remarks were immediately condemned by Coun. Andre Martin, and Jakubeit said he was disappointed by the comments, describing them as unfair. “Last year the tax increase we approved was slightly below inflation. You could make the argument he (Sayeed) was part of that as well,” said Jakubeit. Jakubeit said those previous city councils, which he was a part of, were looking at Penticton as coming out of a recession and was trying to minimize those effects in hopes that in subsequent years, there would be growth in revenue and population. “That growth hasn’t materialized, it’s still under one per cent and inflation is closer to two per cent,” said Jakubeit.

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Judge finds ‘much more occurred’ then cop admitted Dale Boyd Western News

A judge found a woman who was charged with assaulting a South Okanagan police officer not guilty, and accepted that some of her injuries sustained after a traffic stop were caused by the officer. “I feel that justice has been served,” Fiona Munro said wiping

away tears outside the courthouse after the decision Wednesday in Penticton Provincial Court. “I’m just glad because I don’t want this to happen to anybody else and I’m so happy this is over now.” Munro was stopped by Osoyoos Const. Ian Patrick MacNeil shortly before 2 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2013. MacNeil testified

during the trial held in July that Munro resisted arrest and began to “elbow and donkey kick” the officer while he attempted to arrest her. Munro said that when she realized it was Const. MacNeil pulling her over, she requested another officer to be called. Cpl. Jason Bayda was called to the scene, not at the request of Munro, but because,

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as MacNeil testified, she was asking for a search warrant to enter her vehicle. Munro testified that MacNeil dragged her from her vehicle, forced her head on the hood of the car and banged her head on the hood three times while he was forcibly detaining her. Judge Roy Dickey, who gave the decision via video from Kamloops, said it was clear from the evidence that Munro mistrusted MacNeil due to a number of circumstances “that occurred between her and Constable MacNeil or the constable’s partner Constable (Amit) Goyal.” “She admitted to having a strong dislike of Constable Goyal and didn’t feel that Constable MacNeil was trustworthy or fair.” Const. Goyal is currently suspended with pay and facing a Code of Conduct hearing for allegations of misconduct. The hearing has been scheduled and cancelled twice and currently does not appear on the schedule of hearings in Vancouver. Judge Dickey did not accept some of the allegations put forward by Munro, including that she was dragged by the officer from her vehicle by her ankles. “This simply makes no sense. For the officer to do this he would have had to place himself at significant risk with Ms. Munro. I do not believe this occurred.” Munro said she suffered a moderate-to-severe concussion, bruises to the face and that

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Fiona Munro in a photo from 2013 with injuries she claimed were sustained from a rCMP officer. afterwards she was charged with assaulting the police officer during that incident. She was found not guilty on Wednesday of the charges and the judge said there was “much more” that occurred than is acknowledged by the officer.

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her jeans were ripped on the front and the back after the incident. “I do believe that much more occurred here than is acknowledged by the officer. I say this because of the injuries to Ms. Munro,” Dickey said. Photos were taken of the injuries that Munro suffered when she attended the hospital the next day depicting bruising to her wrists, neck and arms, black eyes and lacerations to her shin bone. A retired pilot for Air Canada testified on behalf of Munro at trial. He observed, an undetermined amount of days after the incident, that Munro was severely bruised and that

her forehead was black and blue as well as her eyes. Munro’s mother, also named Fiona Munro, observed the ripped jeans and dirty shirt on Munro. Munro tried to obtain the camera from the police car after the incident, which was confirmed by Cpl. Bayda. “Unfortunately there was no camera in this car,” Dickey said. “I realize that in any physical altercation things happen quickly and injuries can occur without full recollection sometimes,” Dickey said. “I find the extent of the bruising and facial injuries to Ms. Munro is somewhat consistent

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with the evidence of Ms. Munro.” “Although I have great difficulty with some of the evidence of Ms. Munro. I find her evidence does raise some reasonable doubt with the obstruction and the assault,” Dickey said. A visibly emotional Munro expressed relief at the reading of the verdict, shedding tears. “I was glad that he (Judge Dickey) could see the truth in it,” Munro said. “I’m so happy.” “This has helped quite a bit. I think they are going to be a lot more careful now in how they deal with people. You can’t just do that,” Munro said.

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Mayor expects turnaround in Penticton job growth Steve Kidd

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Coming in at No. 29 on a list of the best cities in B.C. to find work in 2016 is a concern, but Penticton’s mayor expects a turnaround. BCBusiness magazine released a list of the Best Cities for Work in 2016, with Penticton coming in near the bottom of the list of 35 communities. By comparison, Vernon was ranked at 22, Kelowna at 11 and Vancouver at 17. The top-ranked cities were Dawson Creek in second place and Fort St. John in first. “When they run the numbers next year, I think we will significantly spike,” said Mayor Andrew Jakubeit. “If you look around now, there is a lot more construction happening, everything from Skaha Hills to Sendero Canyon.” Jakubeit also noted that jobs are already being created by the new Okanagan Correctional Centre construction, and 2016 will see the start of the $325-million expansion of Penticton Regional Hospital. “Next year with the hospital coming on board and the casino — they want to break ground next spring — I think there will be a lot more jobs happening,” said Jakubeit. BCBusiness created the list by evaluating six economic indicators: unemployment rate, five-year population change, percentage of households with university degrees and average household income — current, five-year and for under-35s. Creating a more attractive employment picture, according to Jaku-

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beit, is why the city has put a high priority on economic development. “It is a reality we are trying to work to correct and improve,” said Jakubeit. “We need to improve that, so people that want to move or transition find that there are jobs for them.” Penticton was recently listed as the second most entrepreneurial community in Canada by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, which Jakubeit said speaks to people wanting to come here wanting to start a business. “Hopefully that translates into the growth, which means employees and more people having a place to work,” said Jakubeit. “I have had a retail store for 25 years and certainly this town is a tougher nut to crack compared to other communities.”

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Christmas is a time for hope All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth … It’s a fun song, and a simple wish for Christmas. But as we grow up, Christmas wishes tend to grow more complicated. We’re not talking about that new iPad, cashmere scarf or Ferrari we’re hoping to ﬁnd under the Christmas tree. The wishes we are talking about may not even register in our conscious mind, and they’re both less expensive and harder to obtain than any luxury item. We’re talking about the hope that is the background of this holiday season, not just for Christians, but all races, creeds and religions as collectively we celebrate the turning of the year and the start of the long crawl back to the warmth of summer. Whether the wish is spoken or not, now is the time that we all hope the next year will be better than the last. Whether that hope is as grand as world peace or as simple as more food on the table, we all have our wishes for a better tomorrow, and this time of year tends to bring those wishes closer to the surface. We may never have world peace or full bellies for everyone in the world, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worth striving for. And like so many things, they all begin with us. Mahatma Gandhi is often quoted as saying “you must be the change you seek in the world.” Loving kindness, warm hearts and open PENTICTON WESTERN minds, tolerance for others, these are the real gifts we need to share with each other, not only during this special season, but year round; these are the ﬁrst steps on the path to creating a better tomorrow. (Doesn’t mean we still wouldn’t like to see a Ferrari under our Christmas tree though)

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A Cover with Kindness Christmas Story On Dec. 14 and 15 the sixth annual Cover with Kindness event took place in Penticton to provide a variety of warm items such as coats, gloves, toques and sleeping bags for the homeless and others in need. As I approached the church hall on the “First Day of Giving” – I noticed a rather long line of people, Those in need, waiting for us to open at 9 a.m. I arrived at 8:30 a.m. and was quickly told by a few people they had been waiting since 7:30 a.m. It was chilly outside. The second thing I noticed was a man sleeping in a sleeping bag in the alcove near the entrance of the of the church hall, “good morning,” I said, as I opened the door to the church hall, as he opened his eyes. The volunteers soon arrived, smiling and ready for the day — lights on, Christmas music plugged in and playing We wish You a

Merry Christmas and we opened the doors for those in need and in they came. When they entered the church hall, their eyes widened and I heard comments of “Wow,” “Holy smokes,” “Holy Cow” and “Is this for us?” They asked this as they surveyed the blankets and mounds of winter coats and other cold weather items all for free. They hurried to the tables to first get warm, and of course in the hopes, they would find a winter coat that would fit, dry socks, winter hats, toques, gloves a blanket and perhaps a sleeping bag. Even though some of these folks don’t live outside, they use the blankets and/or sleeping bags to keep warm inside because some do not have enough money to pay the heat/gas bills on at a warm comfortable level in their homes. The line of people kept coming all day and the next day as well. I remember one particular day Montanna – a fellow

Greg Litwin Guest column that I had met previously who sleeps outside most days — came in near closing. He wanted to get a warm winter coat for a woman, a friend of his. He was quickly surrounded by volunteers who helped him ﬁnd a warm coat for the woman (whom I also knew and she spent quite a few of her days on the street as well). As Montanna turned to leave he paused and said to us “thank you, and Merry Christmas” and started to walk away. I said “Hey Montanna what about you?” He turned and questioned “for me?” We replied come on Montanna we’ll ﬁnd you a

warm coat and maybe some socks. After 10 minutes or so the volunteers found him a nice, warm long coat and as he looked in the mirror he smiled —he had found a coat to his liking. After this day I could not stop thinking what an unselﬁsh act that was. Here was a man that had nothing, or very little, wanting to help his friend who had less and I thought isn’t that a wonderful thing? Does that not show the true spirit of Christmas – to help others. To think of others before themselves? It also made me feel so very grateful for what I have for my blessings and gave thanks to God: • For a warm and dry place to sleep; a roof over my head; Always enough to eat; fresh and clean water to drink and to cleanse; my freedoms and liberties; for each day I awake and go to sleep feeling safe and secure. My blessings that many people do not have. On their behalf and on Cover with

Kindness’ behalf: thank you. To the generous people of Penticton who: 1) Donated items for those in need, you made their Christmas so much warmer and brighter and they felt love and that someone cares 2) Thank you to the many Volunteers who gave of themselves to help those in need 3) Thank you to The Penticton Western and other media outlets who spread the word of our campaign to help those in need. I remembered two quotes that I thought appropriate: “It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.” — Mother Teresa. And, “For it is in giving that we receive.” — Francis of Assisi. Warm wishes to all for a Merry Christmas and warm and Happy Holiday Season! Gregory J. Litwin is the director for Soupateria Society and volunteer co-ordinator for Cover With Kindness

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Council report card for 2015 Councils main initiative behind the Skaha Park lease was for the city to take 50 per cent of the profits to offset increases to property taxes. The other 50 per cent was to go into the park acquisition fund. Because of the strong public opposition, council decided to take 100 per cent of their share of the profits to buy more public parkland? The decision to put 100 per cent of the money into new parks goes against the initial intent of the lease. Council voted against their own initiative. Bad decision all around. Will council now challenge the public lawsuit against the Skaha lease in 2016 with property tax dollars. It could be another dad decision in 2016. The next controversial decision, is councils creation of Economic Investment Zones (EIZ). This policy was initially introduced to encourage investment and development in the downtown core. Council were advised at the time that the infrastructure down Main Street cannot support increased

density. The EIZ policy gives new property tax exemption for up to 10 years. To date, the council have exempted about a million dollars in property taxes under this policy. Council doesn’t seem to understand, it’s the economy that encourages development not property tax exemptions. This policy is undoubtably going to mean a significant loss in tax revenue over the next 10-plus years and place the loss on the existing residential property’s. Another bad decision. Council are now appealing to the court to have the retroactive wage settlement they paid to the firefighters, ($1.9-million) partially refunded, because they submit to the court the city could not afford it. Having delayed a settlement with the firefighters for two years, council asked for arbitration, however, they received the same answer as the first arbitration. Penticton firefighters shall receive wage parity with all other municipalities in B.C. An absolutely ridiculous argument to put before the court,

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Our Christmas wish is PM Trudeau does not entrap Canada in the Middle East sinkhole and he become a body bag PM for nothing as his counterpart US Presidents have. Also we wish for a sensible cut in immigration from the present annual $250,000 for economic and assimilation reasons before Canada loses its identity completely. Joe Schwarz Penticton

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I read with interest Robert Handfield’s article (Penticton Western News, Dec. 16, Local government conservation funds). The Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen as well as holding a series of public information meetings to outline changes to environmentally sensitive development permits has been gathering public feedback on the establishment of a nature conservation fund. Since 2009, the RDOS has been working in partnership with the South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program (SOSCP) to create the biodiversity strategy, keeping nature in our future. Completed in 2013, the strategy refines information on sensitive areas in the RDOS and makes up-to-date recommendations for critical directions and opportunities for conservation and stewardship. Several B.C. communities such as Cen-

plus another cost in legal fees? Another bad decision. Despite the appeal to say you afford the settlement with the firefighters, council have found half a million tax dollars to put lights across the 100 block on Main Street. According to the newspaper, these proposed lights can only be turned on 10 days in the year. Main Street is structurally falling apart. It shows that council are ignoring their first priority, infrastructure. Ignoring our infrastructure is giving visitors a bad impression and giving Penticton an appearance of being a run down, poorly managed and in a city financial crisis. Overhead lights? Bad decision. Just a thought, don’t build the proposed road from Main Street to Martin Street on the north end of City Hall, just extend Gyro Park to the north end of City Hall, adding more park to the city with permanent washrooms on the west side. The city over many years purchased private homes on the corner of Eckhardt and

tral Okanagan Regional District, (CORD) Regional District of Central Kootenay and Regional District of East Kootenay have had great success with local conservation funds. Much has been written in glowing terms about the $12-million purchase of a lakeshore park in Kelowna. What has received little mention is that this purchase was due to the funds garnered by CORD with its annual conservation fee added to the region’s tax bill each year. According to Bryn White (SOSCP) there are ample grants available for any conservation work done in an area such as ours which greatly enhances the use of such funds. We are one of three areas that has a biodiversity that exists nowhere else in Canada and in some cases nowhere else in the world. The SOSCP program is attempting to improve environmental biodiversity by working with the various councils and regional districts. Yet we hear nothing about this from Penticton council which has opted out of the current round of public engagement. This year Penticton council spent $400,000, including grants restoring Penticton Creek; yet their planning is lacking and needed cohesive action when you consider the planned destruction of the memorial trees at Skaha Park; not only on the 100-plus bird varieties that use that area, but the many transitory birds that visit on their way north. I believe we have a responsibility to ensure that we do not harm this delicate environment that we are privileged

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Power Street to increase parking for Memorial Arena. Now council intends to lease that valuable parking area for the new casino. The SOEC is already short of parking. I suggest council you look into assisting the casino to relocate to the El Rancho property. You can use some of the casino’s annual $1.6 million to help pay for the property and lease it back to them. Turn a bad decision into a good one. Suddenly this council has discovered you can’t continue to run a corporation by drawing from its reserves, which started in 2008, lack of political courage was to blame. Every council has to recognize inflationary cost of running a multi-million corporation, five cent increase to a litre of gas added to the city’s fleet equates to a one per cent hike in property taxes. Council have to find their political courage and ways to raise finances to build the reserves to resolve all these bad decisions. Happy New Year. Jake Kimberley Penticton

to call home. Our resident Western Painted Turtles date back to the dinosaur era, 85 per cent of our wetlands in the Okanagan have already been destroyed. We need some biodiversity remediation and restorative work along our waterways in Penticton. As little as $10 to $15 annually per homeowner would be a good start. Elvena Slump Penticton

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On Dec. 22, I was waiting in the drive thru line at Tim Horton’s next to the local Walmart to receive my order of a muffin and doughnut. When I got to the window to pay, the girl informed me that the lady ahead of me had already paid for my order. After getting over the initial shock, I looked up, but the vehicle had already left. So if you are someone I know, a complete stranger, or hopefully a secret admirer, thank you so much for the kind gesture. I was not in the best of moods when I entered the lineup because of impending minor surgery, but I was certainly in a good mood when I left that lineup. It is amazing how a small act of kindness can totally change someone’s day. God bless you and Merry Christmas. Mark Billesberger Penticton

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had been assaulted by his neighbour, Doell. Police arrived and located the neighbour who was observed by police to be intoxicated and had a one-inch cut on his forehead, dried blood on his nose, mouth and face and complained about sore ribs. He and Doell were playing board games and having a few drinks at which point he told police the two got in an argument over a chair in Doell’s unit that belonged to his neighbour. Doell was found at his part of the split residence. Crown alleged that upon Doell’s arrest he denied any wrongdoing and was “uncooperative” with police. Crown counsel Kurt Froehlich alleged Doell had a “strong odour of liquor on his breath” and “when he was read his Charter rights, Mr. Doell plugged his ears and began singing.” His neighbour made a statement to police days later outlining his injuries, including a broken rib, a fractured rib and a fractured wrist, stating that the two struggled to grab a hammer on the floor during the altercation and that he is “fearful of Mr. Doell,” Froehlich said. Doell was granted bail in April for that offence. While on bail, on Nov. 18, Crown counsel submitted that just after 9 p.m. police received multiple 911 calls from motorists on Highway 97 in Summerland reporting a male in the middle of the highway who appeared to be suffering from injuries with bloody clothing.

Police attended and observed that the male had multiple injuries including swelling to the right side of his face to the point that his eye was swollen shut and he had blood on his clothes and an odour of liquor on his breath. “(The man) told police he had run into traffic, jumping in front of cars because he believed Mr. Doell was trying to kill him,” Froehlich said. Crown alleges that another argument broke out, this time with a different male, at Doell’s Summerland residence. When the ambulance arrived, it was observed that the man had stab wounds in his back near his spine and right shoulder blade. Doell called 911 that evening, 25 minutes after the calls from the motorists, Crown alleged. “He told the 911 operator that he’d been in a confrontation with (the man) and that he was concerned about (the man’s) well being. He told the 911 operator that he assaulted (the man) and stabbed him in the back,” Froehlich said. The man made another statement to police at the hospital saying that “he could understand why Mr. Doell attacked him the way he did. It felt like Mr. Doell was going to kill him,” Froehlich read from the statement. The court heard that police found a coat pinned under the driver’s side tire of a truck parked on the property, as well as a small pocket knife. An officer ob-

served blood stains on the driver and passenger seats of the vehicle. Doell appeared to have been struck in the face, police said. “He claimed he was trying to protect himself. He later said in the warrant statement ‘I shouldn’t have used a knife in that situation’,” Froehlich said. Crown sought to deny bail “considering Mr. Doell was on bail for a crime of violence when this, in my submission a very serious violent offence, arose while he was on bail,” Froehlich said Doell faces a possible 14-year maximum sentence for charges of aggravated assault. “In Crown’s submission if you were to release Mr. Doell, given his propensity for violence, there could be significant risk to community that he would re-offend in a serious and violent way,” Froehlich said. Norman Yates, Doell’s defence counsel, argued that his client does not have a criminal record, and noted that he had been living with the complainant in the first alleged assault, his neighbour, since being granted bail on the initial charge earlier this year. “They have been quite functional as neighbours since April,” Yates said. Yates said the incidents are fuelled by Doell’s alcohol and marijuana use. “Both of the people named as complainants in these information Josh would have considered to be his best

of friends at the time the altercations took place,” Yates said. Yates said that his client was defending his property, the chair, in the first incident. “These guys are 40 years old, they are not 18, it’s stupid,” Judge Gail Sinclair said. “It is your honour,” Doell said. Yates said that his client put a knife to his friend’s back, not the one found under the truck tire, and told him not to move and the fight was over. “Josh says he doesn’t know how his friend got the cuts,” Yates said, noting that from his reading of the circumstances the knife wounds were “more like cuts than stabs.” “There was one stab for sure, that’s the one I did,” Doell interjected. “There was no other stabs. The stab was not an aggressive stab.” He said the knife he used was not the knife found under the truck. “I don’t know how this jacket got anywhere near the truck. The fight occurred inside the truck, not outside the truck. There’s a few misleading things that the story has changed a little bit there,” Doell said. Doell was ordered not to possess alcohol, weapons and not to attend within 50 metres of either of the complainants in the assault charges, meaning he will have to live somewhere other than his residence. Likely with his father, the court heard. A trial will take place for the initial assault charge on Dec. 29.

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never told the odds. Episode VII holds a mirror to the original trilogy, especially Episode IV: A New Hope. Star Wars tropes now combed over for years by fans since the 1977 release are not just referenced cheekily, they were the basis for everything. The film doesn’t contain a lot of fan service, it is a living, breathing work of fan service, by the fans, for the fans. Normally that would draw me out of a film, but if any franchise can pull it off, it’s Star Wars. The original trilogy was treated like the ancient, holy texts that they are. Familiar artifacts and characters are dropped in carefully and precisely, while simultaneously not overshadowing the new characters and world Episode VII ushers in. The new faces are likeable, relatable and are essentially Star Wars fans just like the audience. “I’ve always wanted to fly one of these,” one of the protagonists exclaims hopping in TIE fighter. The new characters know the legends of Luke, Leia and Han Solo; they’ve heard stories about how the Millennium Falcon ran the Kessel run in less than 14 parsecs. “Twelve!”

Solo is quick to correct. The character work is essentially a representation of the variety of Star Wars fans that will be sure to be in the audience. Kids who know little of the original trilogy can identify with protagonists who know about the same amount. While old-timers like myself literally cheered when Han Solo and Chewbacca hit the screen for the first time. That was a first for me, a mid-movie cheer. It felt surreal. The days of the original trilogy are long past, and the happy ending at the end of Return of the Jedi is a long lost distant memory. The time elapsed since the Episode VI is essentially a one-toone comparison with real life, and as many fans have pointed out since then, destroying the Death Star (twice) doesn’t automatically end a galaxy-wide war. There were many pieces left to pick up, and things didn’t get tied up in a neat little bow like the end of Episode VI suggests. It seems the “prophecy” that has persisted since it predicted Anakin would bring balance to the force, then Luke, is still in play. One of my favourite things about The Force Awakens is that it doesn’t spoon feed you every answer to every question. It once again creates mystery and mystique showing the audience glimpses at what is clearly a large and sprawling universe with infinite storytelling directions to take. What some, let’s call them dedicated, fans already know is that when Disney took over the rights to Star Wars they

effectively kiboshed the “extended universe.” This was contained within novels, comics and every storytelling engine imaginable. It expanded the universe beyond the films and was kind of the reason Star Wars had such endurance in pop culture. Thankfully, it seems The Force Awakens didn’t stay completely oblivious to this extended universe and Episode VII showed a few peeks into the galaxy far, far away that seemed to assure there will be a lot of work filling in the blanks between the films and fleshing out minor characters. From a marketing standpoint and what is Star Wars if not a marketing powerhouse? The plot is genius. It sets the audience up to nearly guarantee they return to see the next installment. I normally would have a problem with this ploy, but it’s Star Wars, I was going anyways, and now I’m way more invested than I would have thought. The sometimes lessthan-subtle metaphors and imagery that parallel the original trilogy, leaning heavily on the narrative and pacing of A New Hope, paint a picture of a battle of good against evil being passed on to the next generation — both in the plot and real life. That’s what The Force Awakens does best. It balances the real life perception of Star Wars with the inuniverse characters and events, seemingly melding the two and playing on our expectations. While some of the jokes are corny, it seems right for Star Wars jokes to be corny, and yet it still feels updated for a new generation. A friend of mine who actually bought my ticket for the first screening in Penticton (thanks again!) said it best: “it felt like Star Wars.” To the young stars and directors now being handed the precious franchise for the next two installments I say: “Great kid. Don’t get cocky.” Dale Boyd is a Jedi-intraining and a reporter with the Western News

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A glass fishbowl tips from its precarious position on a 27th floor apartment balcony. It takes four seconds for Ian, the goldfish, to slip from the bowl and free fall to the pavement below. On his way down, he passes apartment windows, get-

ting a quick but unique glimpse into the lives of the building’s inhabitants. Fishbowl by Calgary author Bradley Somer is quirky and fantastic, with a terribly unreliable narrator — Ian the ﬁsh himself. In the few seconds it takes Ian to sail from his empty bowl save for a few pink plastic pebbles, a fog of algae on the glass, and his roommate Troy, the snail, he almost immediately forgets his watery prison. He will soon after forget the ludicrous pink castle. Troy won’t simply fade from Ian’s memory; it will be as if he never existed at all. “Ian can neither com-

prehend place and time nor comprehend the order that each imposes on each other. Ian’s world is a pastiche of events with no sequence, no past, no future.” Although viewed through the eye of a ﬁsh, this apartment is the perfect random grouping of people living out their separate but connected lives. Just as with any apartment dwellers, it takes something extraordinary to make them come together. No wonder there are so many good stories that start in apartment buildings. Who can forget Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (based on the 1942 short story It Had

to Be Murder) in which a convalescent witnesses murder in an adjacent apartment window. More recently the French novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog catalogued the life of a lonely concierge, and the eclectic collection of characters in her building. While many stories are set in apartment blocks, and many more have animals as narrators, there is still something unique about a tale told by a goldﬁsh. Don’t be put off by the ﬁrst few pages of Fishbowl. Somer’s writing occasionally tends to the grandiose, and is sprinkled with adjectives. It begins: “There’s a box

that contains life and everything else. This is not a ﬁgurative box of lore. It’s not a box of paper sheets that have been captured, bound, and ﬁlled with the inklings of faith, chronicling the foibles and contradictions of the human species...” Thankfully, whenever Somer slips into these

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call the dealer nearest you

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Come and try authentic Indian dishes made by our executive chef with over 20 years of international experience.

✄

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Penticton Western News Friday, December 25, 2015

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Sports Editor: Emanuel Sequeira • Phone: 492-3636 ext. 224 E-mail: sports@pentictonwesternnews.com

AYESHA BARLAS, in goal for the Yellowknife Wolfpack, grins as her defence sweeps the Calgary Ravens players into the corner.

PENTICTON VEE Lindsay Fotheringham leans in to check Calgary’s Autumn Kehler as she makes a rush up the ice. Steve Kidd/Western News photos Western News Staff

Penticton rinks were hot with hockey action during the Penticton Minor Hockey Association’s Fire on Ice female tournament Dec.18-20. The midget rec Vees went 2-1-1 finishing second behind Kelowna. The Vees opened with a 2-0 win over Kamloops, then lost 3-2 to Kelowna. They bounced back with a second win over Kamloops and earned a 3-3 tie against Kelowna. “The girls played really well this weekend,” said Vees coach Shawn Black. “They skated hard, they passed the puck around really well, they back checked well, and they had lots of fun.” The atom Ice Dragons went 2-2 with two losses to the South

Okanagan, while they defeated Kelowna 6-1 and Merritt 7-1. The novice Ice Dragons tied two and lost two. Coach Don Wrigglesworth said his team performed well. They were edged by Kamloops 4-3 in their first meeting, then lost 7-5. Against Kelowna, they earned 7-7 and 3-3 ties. “It was lots of fun,” said Wrigglesworth, adding the players had a great time getting tournament experience. Afton Clarke played in goal the last game and earned most valuable player. The tournament also attracted teams from Calgary, Prince George and Yellowknife. The next scheduled PMHA tournament is Jan. 8-10, 2016 for midget recreation.

PENTICTON VEE Lindsay Fotheringham leans in to check Calgary’s Autumn Kehler as she makes a rush up the ice. At right, midget rep Vees pile up in front of the goal as goalie Faith Marcotte covers up a shot and Taylor Pendergraft blocks out a Calgary player.

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The Penticton Vees went 3-2-1 with Tyson Jost and Dante Fabbro out of their lineup in December. There were splits with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and West Kelowna Warriors, along with a tie against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. The Vernon Vipers let an opportunity slide to collect two points. They got torched by Scott Conway for four points. Instead of scoring the overtime clincher like he has developed a reputation for, Mr. OT set up Chris Gerrie to put the dagger in the snakes. “We’re always close with Pen; we can’t seem to close it out,” Viper leading scorer Odeen Tufto told the Vernon Morning Star. “I think it’s the little things. Last time, we played against Pen, we got into penalty trouble and this time, there’s two minutes left and we’re up by one and we take a penalty and they score. It’s the details. They’re a smart team and they know not to do that and they got in our heads and got a power-play off it. That’s the reason they tied it and won in overtime on a good play.” It is easy to think or say how did these teams not take advantage of this Vees lineu? But Tufto’s comments say a lot. On the one side, you have a team that knows the key pieces are not available, on the other side, you have a Vees squad that is motivated and eager to prove they can win without two projected first round 2016 NHL draft picks, very talented defenceman and forwards. It speaks to the depth of the Vees, who slipped to third in the Canadian Junior Hockey League rankings, and solid help from their affiliate players. Fred Harbinson, the architect of this powerhouse, said in an interview following their 3-2 win over the Warriors on Dec. 19 that he’d like to see a team at any level missing a third of their lineup do

OWEN SILLINGER of the Penticton Vees gets slammed into the boards by West Kelowna Warrior Kristian Blumenschein. Once the Vees’ roster is fully healthy, the team will be difficult for the Warriors and other BCHL teams to stop. Steve Kidd/Western News

what they were able to. Harbinson said everyone did well and competed in their final game of 2015. Once the calendar flips to 2016, the Vees will get back Seamus Donohue and Dixon Bowen, while Demico Hannoun’s hand still requires more time to heal and Gabe Bast is still unknown. I wonder if other BCHL teams have started imagining what it will be like to face a healthy Vees roster? I do and the possibilities are scary. I posed this question with Vees forward Easton Brodzinski and Conway. No surprise, Brodzinski said it will be nice to have everyone back. It’s only happened for about six games. Bast has missed the most time, playing in six games. When I told Brodzinski it could be pretty scary, he agreed. “It’s a pretty deadly lineup if you ask me,” he said. “We’re going to be a damn good team,” said Conway. “We’re going to be hard to beat. We are going to have so much skill up front and on the back end. Teams won’t know what to do when they play us.”

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It’s that time again. Get your Canada jerseys on, paint your faces and be ready for the ride of cheering on our nation’s best under-20 players as they go for gold in Helsinki, Finland starting on Boxing Day.

It’s hard not to get excited about this tournament. Penticton Vees captain Tyson Jost might have said it best when we talked about his World Junior A Challenge gold medal win. “How can you not watch the world juniors?” he said. “It’s one of the best tournaments out there. I’ll be cheering on Canada there.” Canada opens the tournament against rival U.S.A. What a way to start. In a recent issue of The Hockey News, the fans issue, attending the WJC was among the must-do things on its list. I experienced it in 2011 when it was co-hosted by Edmonton/Calgary and had a blast. I got to experience the Molson Canada House in Calgary, which had various games for fans to try as well as a lounge area. There were also former Canadian players on hand to sign memorabilia. There is something about this tournament that makes it a must-watch. In recent years I have found myself taking a bit of interest in the other teams, mainly because of the Vancouver Canucks prospects. As I cheer on Canada, I can watch Jake Virtanen take on a bigger role, while Brock Boeser of the Fighting Hawks will be on Team U.S.A. I hope he does well, just not against Canada. Good luck, Canada! Emanuel Sequeira will be wearing his Canadian jersey and is the sports editor for the Penticton Western News.

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For just $2.00, you can provide a hot meal. Please mail your gift today. PEN HIGH LAKER Dylan Moorman goes up for a basket, and gets blocked by Finn McCarthy of the George Elliot Coyotes. Moorman scored 16 points to help the Lakers defeat Prince George to win the Penticton Christmas Classic. Steve Kidd/Western News

Christmas win for Lakers Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Jake Stokker’s late shot from three-point range clinched the Penticton Christmas Classic basketball tournament for Pen High Lakers. Jake led the Lakers with 22 points to defeat Prince George 69-64. The Lakers led by two points with 30 seconds remaining when Stokker sank his last basket with four seconds remaining on the shot clock. Dylan Moorman added 16 points. Michael Stokker, the Lakers assistant coach, said their focus was to shut down Prince George’s best player, win the battle for rebounds and not get outscored badly. “We achieved those three goals,” said Michael, adding that it was the first time in more than 10 years that the senior Lakers have won that tournament. Jake and Moorman were praised for their excellent defence and rebounding. The Lakers trailed the game by 10 points in the opening five minutes. They settled down after that and by the third quarter, led by 10. “The boys played extremely well last weekend,” said Lakers coach Colin Cook. “We also had our lowest turnover total of the year with seven.” Michael said getting the players to adapt to Prince George’s top player taught them a valuable lesson that they can adjust. He added they have the ability to learn

how to react to a player to match that level of intensity. The Lakers went into the Christmas Classic hoping to win as they have had a tentative start to the season. The We had our Lakers assistant coach said they are seeing the confidence lowest turnover grow every game. Prior to this tournament, total of the Lakers played in the Rutland Voodoos tournament on the year. Dec.11-12 and took second. — Colin Cook They lost in overtime to the Okanagan Mission Huskies. The Princess Margaret Mustangs finished third in the Christmas Classic as they defeated the George Elliot Coyotes. The Mustangs opened the tournament with an 86-53 win over Pleasant Valley, then lost 104-84 against Prince George. In 2016, the Lakers tentative home schedule has them hosting Mt. Boucherie on Jan. 5 at 6:45 p.m., Feb. 9 at 6:45 p.m. versus Kelowna Secondary and Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. versus Salmon Arm. Kelowna Secondary School hosts the Valley Championship on Feb. 24-25.

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A 74-16 victory over the Princess Margaret Mustangs Grade 9 girls basketball team improved the Pen High Lakers to 3-0 in league play. A balanced attack led the Lakers to victory with Kali Loewen leading the way with 14 points, Jennifer Hayman with 13, Kayley Davies grabbing 12, while Emma Terris and McKenna Clarke chipped in eight and Rylee McDonald, five. The Lakers traveled to Langley for Super Saturday at Brookswood Secondary School and won one of three games. The Lakers lost to the Sullivan Heights Stars 49-36. Davies led with eight points, Hayman had seven and Loewen, six. “We got off to a great start, leading 19-10 at the end of the first quarter, before Sullivan switched to a zone defence which is not something we’ve put a lot of focus on early in the year,” said Lakers coach Chris Terris. “Understandably, we struggled to score after that, but the girls pushed one of the top teams in the province to make some adjustments, which is really encouraging.” Against the Brookswood Secondary Bobcats, Loewen led with eight points in a 35-21 win. Clarke added seven points, while Hayman had six

and Kalli Doell, five. “This was a one-point game late in the fourth quarter before Clarke caught fire and scored seven straight points, including a key three-pointer to give us some breathing room,” said Terris. “Her offensive game continues to improve every game.” In their final game, the Lakers lost 48-31 against Yale, one of the best teams in the province. Loewen scored eight points, Hayman seven, Clarke six and Davies four. The Lakers were in it, but ran out of gas, said Terris. “It was just the weekend we were hoping for with three close, hard-fought games,” said Terris. “We were forced to raise our compete level and responded very well. “The trip to the coast gave us a chance to see some of the top-rated junior teams in the province,” he continued. “Sullivan has been touted as one of those in the mix to take a run at the provincial title.” After the Christmas break, Terris and co-coach Russ Reid will work on attacking zone defences. They return to host a tournament on Jan.8-9. The Laker are 6-4 overall.

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Twenty Royal Canadian Air Cadets, members of 902 Nighthawk Squadron, participated in an aircrew survival exercise on Dec. 4 to 6. The exercise took place at Camp Boyle, a Scouts Canada facility located near Summerland. As part of the mandatory training program, cadets were given instruction on how to build shelters, start a fire, construct ground to air signals and many other important survival skills. In addition to survival training, the cadets were surprised by a special guest during the exercise. Eclipse Helicopters Ltd., based out of the Penticton Regional Airport, donated the use of an AStar 350BA helicopter to give the cadets a briefing on helicopter use during search and rescue operations.

After a thorough safety briefing each cadet was taken flying in the AStar to survey the local terrain and spot a pre-fabricated signal fire. Survival exercises are just one aspect of the Air Cadet training program. The Royal Canadian Air Cadets is a national program for youth aged 12 to 18 that aims to develop in youth the attributes of good citizenship and leadership, promote physical fitness, and to stimulate interest in the aviation and aerospace industries including the air element of the Canadian Forces. Youth interested in the Air Cadet program are encouraged to see what cadets has to offer. The 902 Nighthawk Squadron parades at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre located at 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. in Summer- Nighthawk Cadets pose with the astar 350-Ba helicopter donated by eclipse helicopters Ltd. prior to taking flight during survival training recently. land.

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a.m. to noon, dropin pool at noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment by Gypsy and Rose at 6:30 p.m. A l c o h o l i c s Anonymous hAs daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-4909216 (24 hours). elks club on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., drop-in darts and early bird draw at 4 p.m., meat draw at 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m.

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December 27 AnAvets hAs hoRse races and meat draws at 2 p.m. Hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch. elks club on Ellis Street has dog races at 2 p.m., food draw and door prizes, Last Man Standing, pool and darts. cAnADiAn RoyAl legion branch 40 has meat and 50/50 draws at 2 p.m., branch buffet breakfast at 8:30 a.m. the multicultuRAl society of Penticton has card games on Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m. at 135 Winnipeg

St. Everyone welcome. Call 250-493-9124 for more information.[su] come DAnce to the greatest dance music ever made with DJ Emil from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. $3 per person, everyone is welcome to come enjoy the music.[su] A l c o h o l i c s Anonymous meets in OK Falls at 10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in July and August for the women’s group at the Lawn Bowling Club, 260 Brunswick St. The Sunday 123 group meets at 8 p.m. in the Education Room in the basement of the Penticton hospital. The closed men’s group meets at 11 a.m. at the Eagles hall at 1197 Main St., side door, upstairs.

MONDAY

December 28 south mAin DRop-in Centre has Scrabble and Mah Jong at 10 a.m., carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., inter-

mediate line dance and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m., computer open house from 1 to 3 p.m.[mo] FlooR cuRling eveRy Monday from 1:30 to 3 p.m., with coffee after, at the Seniors’ Recreation Centre, 439 Winnipeg St.[102s] AnAvets hAve theiR kitchen open at noon. Dinner at 5 p.m. Pool and dart leagues at 7 p.m. line DAncing At the Oliver Senior Centre at 7 p.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778-439-2070 for more info. oRDeR FRAteRnAl oF the Eagles has league darts at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. ioDe thRiFt shop at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Clothing, kitchenwares, China items and more. elks club on Ellis Street has American crib at 7 p.m. and pub league darts at 7:30 p.m. RoyAl cAnADiAn legion branch 40 has lunch from 11 a.m. to

1:30 p.m., dart dolls at 11 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m., Fitness Friends ladies fitness class at 10 a.m. General meeting at 11 a.m. suppoRt Weekly gRoup at the Penticton Regional Hospital Mood Clinic for family or friends of any person who has a mental illness from noon to 1 p.m. Call 250-4937338 for details. A l c o h o l i c s Anonymous nux group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road. Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United Church basement.

TUESDAY

December 29 tops b.c. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance. Meetings are downstairs. Phone Pat at 250-493-7887 or Sally at 250-492-6556. cAnADiAn RoyAl legion has lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., service officer at 1

p.m. and wings night at 6 p.m. Jam contest hosted by the Surf Cats at 7 p.m. AnAvets hAs pool and dart leagues at 7 p.m., Wing specials from 3 to 6 p.m. An evening oF yoga for everyone with a 45-minute easy program followed my meditation and a vegetarian supper upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Donations accepted. Everyone welcome. p e n t i c t o n toAstmAsteRs meet from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 200 of the Shatford Centre, 760 Main St. Have you ever want to improve your public speaking skills? More information at 2392. toastmastersclubs.org.[0915s] Al-Anon FoR FRienDs and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at the Concordia Lutheran Church, 2800 South Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for information. elks on ellis Street has yoga at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday Dart League and 10-card crib at 7 p.m.

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UPCOMING EVENTS South Main Drop-in Centre is celebrating New Years Day with music by Vince’s Orchestra, a buffet lunch from 2 to 6 p.m. Advance tickets on sale now at the centre’s front desk, 2965 South Main St., until Dec. 28. For more info call 250493-2111. Everyone welcome. ring in the New Year at 10 p.m. and midnight at Penticton Legion with blues, country and rock music by Pure Twang. Dinner starts 6:30 p.m.[1601p] the SeniorS wellneSS Society presents a new program, Cooking up Connections from 11 to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 and 25 at the Cherry Park residence, 317 Winnipeg St. in Penticton Enjoy cooking with others while learning about healthy eating with Anita Bains, holistic nutritionist. Space is limited. Call 250-487-7455 to register or email nicolesw@outlook. com.[0111p]

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